Relationships can be difficult, and even the happiest of couples can face conflict during stressful times. We at Bergen Alliance can help you mediate your differences with compromise to potentially reach an understanding that not only solves the immediate conflict but enables you to experience a more fulfilling relationship in the future. We offer our couples a warm, friendly, non-judgmental environment to help ease distressing situations. People in relationships seek counseling for a number of reasons such as, power struggles, independence, communication problems, financial problems, sexual dissatisfaction, and infidelity. The longer a couple waits to enter into couples therapy, the harder it is to repair the relationship. We urge couples to come in when the problems become consistent and overshadow the happiness. We will work to address the many aspects of the relationship that are problematic for one or both individuals. The primary focus of relationship therapy is communication. Quite often couples who are not communicating, begin to engage in conflict, avoidance, heated power struggles, and resentment. Our therapists will begin by teaching each person how to regulate their emotions, stay calm, and use positive communication skills to resolve problems. Each individual needs to be motivated to the process and want the relationship. Many couples forget how to listen, compromise, communicate, and resolve conflict without blaming the other.